Legislative Update – November 7, 2025

News

November 4, 2025, News Release Manitoba Government Introduces Legislation to Provide Tax Relief to Manufacturers
“The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would enhance the province’s tax exemptions for investment, making them more competitive and business-friendly, Finance Minister Adrien Sala announced today.”

November 4, 2025, News Release Manitoba Government Strengthens Early Reading Screening and Supports for Young Students
“The Manitoba government has passed Bill 225, the Public Schools Amendment Act (Universal Screening for Learning Disabilities), which ensures every young student in the province receives early reading screenings to identify and address potential reading difficulties, Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt announced today.”

November 5, 2025, News Release Manitoba Government Passes Legislation to Respond to Meth Crisis
“The Manitoba government has passed legislation that would address the growing meth crisis across the province, giving police and health-care professionals more options to offer treatment immediately to people intoxicated by drugs in a safe space that protects the public, Housing, Addictions and Homelessness Minister Bernadette Smith announced today.”

November 7, 2025, News Release Manitoba Government Delivers on Promises to Make Communities Safer
“The Manitoba government is delivering a bold legislative agenda that puts people first by making communities safer, defending democratic rights, protecting affordable housing and modernizing the rules that shape daily life in Manitoba, government house leader Nahanni Fontaine announced today.”

The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Second Session, Forty-Third Legislature

Government Bills

Introduced

Bill 51 The Budget Implementation and Tax Statutes Amendment Act, 2025 (2) – The Income Tax Act and The Retail Sales Tax Act are amended.

• Beginning on July 1, 2026, instead of paying seven percent retail sales tax on the purchase of manufacturing and processing equipment and having that tax later refunded through the manufacturing investment tax credit, the purchase of certain equipment will be exempt from retail sales tax.
• The purchaser of the equipment will still be eligible for the one percent non-refundable component of the tax credit.
• The full eight percent (seven percent refundable, one percent non-refundable) of the tax credit will continue to be available for the manufacturing and processing assets, including buildings, that are not eligible for the retail sales tax exemption.

In Committee

Bill 48 The Protective Detention and Care of Intoxicated Persons Act

Private Members’ – Public Bills

3rd Reading

Bill 208 The Manitoba Small Business Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)

Bill 234 The Pride Month Act (Commemoration of Days, Weeks and Months Act Amended)

Proclamations

Chapter	Title    (provisions)	Date in force	Date signed
SM 2024, c. 16	The Change of Name Amendment Act (2) (whole act)	5 November, 2025	5 November, 2025

Regulations

Number	Title	Registered	Published
94/2025	School Days, Hours and Vacations Regulation, amendment	4 November, 2025	4 November, 2025
95/2025	Change of Name Regulation, amendment	5 November, 2025	5 November, 2025
96/2025	Vehicle Registration Regulation, amendment	7 November, 2025	7 November, 2025